Traffic warden writes 'janwar' instead of offender's surname on chargesheet

Shoaib, who broke a traffic signal, and his friends protested against police warden's 'deeply-insulting' behavior


AKBER BAJWA February 28, 2015
A file photo of a traffic warden. PHOTO: INP/ FILE

LAHORE: Lahore's police cops mean business. A traffic warden is said to have noted down the word 'janwar' (animal) in place of the surname of a person who was issued ticket for flouting traffic rules on Saturday.

Muhammed Shoaib violated road rules as he broke a signal at Karim Block in Iqbal Town and was stopped by traffic warden Khurram.

When Khurram issued Shoaib a ticket and asked for his father’s name, Shoaib remained adamant that he had not committed any traffic violation, and refused to give his father’s name, prompting the warden to write "Shoaib son of Janwar" on the charge sheet.

Later that day, Shoaib and his friends protested outside Lahore Press Club, saying the police warden's behavior was deeply insulting.

Chief traffic officer Tayyab Hafeesz Cheema, taking notice of the incident, suspended Khurram and ordered SP Saddar division Nida Riaz Chattha to hold an inquiry into the matter and present a report within two days.

Quoting initial inquiry, Police official Ali Nawaz told The Express Tribune that in his clarification Khurram said that "when I asked Shoaib his father's name repeatedly, he asked me to write ‘janwar’. I simply wrote what he said."

COMMENTS (12)

Ebaad | 9 years ago | Reply @Felix He never claimed to be a cricket bat. Not everyone is stupid enough to associate his election symbol with his own personality.
ISTABURG | 9 years ago | Reply That is what is wrong with the society as a whole, the offender in this case is the person violating traffic rule and then adamantly defying authority, having the cheek to go the press club to complain... and people actually listening to him !!!!!!!!! We are all responsible for this, as a society we should encourage and enforce good behavior by peer pressure and by our own influence or example, show what model behaviors should be irrespective of the fact whether it is followed by others or whether you are called stupid by other ignorant citizens around you ( which does happen !!)
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